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The Moon ☽ cannot endure being joined by anything lower than herself; she is the author of all actions and births and does not rest from taking vengeance on enemies and evil thoughts. And if she should be descending in her own house, which is in Cancer ♋︎ at the 18th degree, through her greater apogee The point in the orbit farthest from Earth in the circle and by her impulse upon her planets or enemies, she herself shows clearly that the child is signified to be in her midst; that is, the child is born weak in body and strength, soft, timid, and entirely "asinine" original: "asininus"; likely meaning dull-witted or stubborn in heart, especially if the Moon ☽ is in a harsh and terrible sign, provided it is a movable sign. Concerning the disposition of the body in the fourth month
Mercury ☿ disposes the child in the fourth month from conception, formed in the mother, and he is the magpie A symbol of talkativeness or varied fortune of fortune, beauty, and levity. He is "asinine" because at the end of his greater influence in the sign of Leo ♌︎, the child is born in the prayer of sleep; he understands evil things from the first hour of the day until the third. Indeed, through a beautiful, complete face—a middle ground to be found among the Magi—and toward joy in his speech, he is common to men for justice, full of piety for those formed, and more glowing; he desires beautiful things and composes himself as he wishes. And if Mercury ☿ is in Leo ♌︎, or what I said below Leo ♌︎, and it is the fourth discourse from the 1st hour to the 6th, the child shall be born yellow-haired, with green eyes, and hairy on the forehead, if hands do not restrain him. And if Mercury ☿ is in his own [house] and the fall should be from the 7th hour to the 9th, the child is born white in color, ruddy, and hairy in appearance, with a thick head and a poor bodily stature; he shows himself to many and uses reasoning in his chest; he invades in absence; one part fears him; a predator, he does not fear another and does evil.
And if Mercury ☿ is formed in his 3rd constitution from the 10th hour to the 12th, he is hairy in the face and the whole body, has the eyes of a lynx, is large in body with much flesh and many imaginings and weepings; he is strong in the arm, black, heavy, "asinine," timid, forgets little in his thoughts, and weeps; and this at the end of his hour of the night or the dismissed hour of the day. And if Mercury ☿ is in his 2nd [constitution] and in Virgo ♍︎ (signs of men), he is seen better here. He is by nature glorious, corpulent, beautiful in face and body, thinks well, is very wise and most disciplined; he does not return evil for evil and is persistent in himself, bold, and a friend to all his own desires. And if Mercury ☿ is in his 4th [constitution], especially at night, he is seen to have long jaws and round eyes, and is in signs of little flesh of their bodies, seen and heard in that same friendship. And if Mercury ☿ is descending and is in the sign of Pisces ♓︎, and his face is more in Sagittarius ♐︎, he is dark and limping in body, deformed in face, ugly of countenance, and seeks out the poor; he is sad at first sight because he suffers. And if Mercury ☿ is joined with Saturn ♄ in any of his own lower or upper [houses], or with Jupiter ♃, the child is born to die in misfortune, or no one wishes to encounter him, so that he may think to leave everything in evil. Concerning the disposition of the child in the 5th month
Jupiter ♃ The text says 5th month in the margin but 6th in the prose; this likely refers to the transition or a scribal error disposes the child in the sixth month from conception, formed in the mother, and he is full of learning and eloquence and his own grace; for in the 6th month the child "asinit" becomes established/settled in good eloquence and will please everyone because he speaks; he is involved in secret words and is a secretary of great acts without any [malicious] thought. It is better if he is in his own signs so that he does not appear with Saturn ♄; then he is most learned and wise, composes books, and speaks much on high matters without a [set] path, and seems to find the sum of things. And if Jupiter ♃ is in the house of Saturn ♄, then as she referring to the planetary influence said, he is wordy and quick to speak, and because of this he creates many faces expressions/masks, and for that reason some repent. And if in the house of Jupiter ♃, then it is a sign of good eloquence, similar to that of the great. And if Jupiter ♃ is in the signs of Venus ♀, then he is wonderful in his tongue, so mild that he even entreats. And if Jupiter ♃ is in the signs of Mercury ☿, then he is heavy in tongue and slow of speech, and cannot explain the reason of his thought to a man very well; yet then he can speak what is in his heart, even if the tongue is hindered. And if Jupiter ♃ is descending and the sight of Jupiter ♃ is in signs lacking voice. Concerning the disposition of the child in the seventh month and also concerning his faith
Venus ♀ disposes the child in the seventh month from conception, formed in the mother, and it is she who completes the child's limbs and his person. If, therefore, he is born in that month, he is born complete, so that the significance of the planets may come fully to the months through themselves and return.